List/Grid Monthly Archives: May 2015
Spradlin: On the road with the Rockets band
It was an assignment, but not the kind that requires a notebook, pen and the ever-present Canon Rebel T5i. After spending Saturday at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte with several…
Richardson: Memories at The Rock
I think it was spring of 1964 I found out that a race track was being built up on U.S # 1 Highway where NC Highway 177 met, at Newton’s Point….
Obituary: James David Godfrey
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — James David Godfrey, 76, of Rockingham, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at his home. He was born October 17, 1938 in Mecklenburg County, a son of the…
10th Hinson Lake ultra going high-tech
Runners can expect electronic timing, bandit pacers eliminated By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * 2014 PDP event coverage * 2015 confirmed entries list (subject to change) * Run Richmond – see upcoming events * Hinson…
Draft county budget includes 3 percent pay increase
$1.3 million appropriated from fund balance in draft budget 3 percent increases likely in solid waste, water fees By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Draft budget County Manager Rick Sago told…
Hudson: Meaningful work creeps through gridlock
Partisanship and gridlock – aren’t you tired of it? Me too. That’s why it’s a priority of mine to break through the gridlock, build relationships across the aisle, and find bipartisan…
NC State hosts higher education economic development summit
RALEIGH — NC State University will host a national summit of research, higher education and economic development leaders May 31 to June 3 as the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities…
Obituary: Angela Rose Ammons Smith
Angela Rose Ammons Smith, 50, of 135 Lady Mary Lane, Rockingham, N.C., died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to…
Swift Printing celebrates opening with ribbon-cutting
ROCKINGHAM — Swift Printing co-owners Leondas Paul III and Leon Paul welcomed the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce and guests Friday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the store’s…
Ear infection leads to 18-day hospital stay
East Rockingham family funds exhausted Staff report * Make a voluntary contribution EAST ROCKINGHAM — It began with a simple ear infection. Eighteen days later — with more than one…
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